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metaballs(6)                  XScreenSaver manual                 metaballs(6)

NAME
       MetaBalls - draws 2D metaballs

SYNOPSIS
       MetaBalls [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window]
       [-root] [-ncolors number] [-count number] [-delay number] [-cycles
       number] [-radius number] [-delta number] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION
       This hack draws 2D metaballs to the screen by calculating the sum of
       the colors of all metaballs covering a pixel.  Ported from the demo
       effects collection (http://demo-effects.sourceforge.net)

OPTIONS
       -visual visual
               Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a
               visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
               visual.

       -window Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -ncolors number
               Number of Colors.  Default: 256.

       -count number
               Number of MetaBalls.     2 - 255.  Default: 10.

       -delay number
               Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 5000 (0.005
               seconds.).

       -cycles number
               Duration.  100 - 3000.  Default: 1000.

       -radius number
               MetaBall Radius.  2 - 100.  Default: 100.

       -delta number
               MetaBall Movement.  1 - 20.  Default: 3.

       -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

ENVIRONMENT
       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

       XENVIRONMENT
               to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

SEE ALSO
       X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2002-2003 by W.P. van Paassen.  Permission to use, copy,
       modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for
       any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above
       copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
       notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
       No representations are made about the   suitability of this software
       for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied
       warranty.

AUTHOR
       W.P. van Paassen

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